Human rights in China

The Chinese authorities say that they define human rights differently. They include economic and social as well as political rights, all in relation to "national culture" and the level of development of the country.  Their definition is not the same as in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Chinese constitution has the Four Cardinal Principles which they say are more important:

 The principle of upholding the socialist path
 The principle of upholding the people's democratic dictatorship
 The principle of upholding the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC)
 The principle of upholding Mao Zedong Thought and Marxism–Leninism

In 2001, homosexuality was removed from the official list of mental illnesses in China. China recognizes neither same-sex marriage nor civil unions.

According to the criminal law of the PRC, only females can be victims of rape, and a man who has been raped cannot accuse the rapists (who can be men or women) of rape. However, the criminal law of the PRC's constitution in mainland China had been amended in August 2015. Thus, males can be victims of indecency, but the articles on the criminal law which are related to rape still remain unchanged, so male rape victims can only accuse the rapists of indecency.

In 2023 China got  the lowest ranking in the world for safety from state actions and the right to assemble by the New Zealand Human Rights Measurement Initiative.  It did much better on  economic indicators, such as the right to food, health and housing.

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